Apple begins iPad 2 sales online

Don’t have the patience or the requisite level of fanaticism to brave the first day rush? If your answer is yes, Apple has an option for you.  All you need to do is fill the appropriate fields, hit the right buttons, sip a soda and lean back and Apple will deliver the shiny new iPad2 to your place. But of course, if you want the hands-on experience and that initial euphoria of holding Cupertino’s latest […]

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Verizon LG Revolution 4G LTE phone heads to the FCC

Popping up at the CES in January, the LG Revolution (model number VS910) will be the third LTE handset that is set to release on Verizon.  And now that it’s got the FCC treatment, this has sure turned into a race of which gets out first, with the other two LTE phones, the HTC Thunderbolt and the Samsung “Stealth” SCH-i510, also ready for a release. Coming to its features, the Revolution is far behind the

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Samsung set to launch an 8.9-inch Tab on March 22?

If the invite teaser and the cryptic “78910” on it are to be believed, Sammy is prepping a 8.9-inch tablet to be unveiled at the CTIA on March 22.  What makes this an almost-sure thing is the fact that Samsung has two Android tablets on the loose already, a 7-incher and a 10-inch version (the 7 and 10 in “78910” we could assume), which should make this upcoming Tab the 8.9 inch version.  Judging from

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Samsung Galaxy Pro with QWERTY announced for next month

Taking a leaf out of BlackBerry’s book, Samsung has announced a new QWERTY smartphone that is reminiscent of RIM’s favorite design – candybar.  Called the Galaxy Pro, this Android phone was revealed recently by the company and although its specs may not blow your minds away, it still manages to put something on the table while being light on the wallet at the same time. This mid-range Android device features a small (by current standards)

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No Froyo for Motorola Charm and Flipout – ever

It happened with the Milestone (which is yet to get to the promised “Flash ready” stage, officially) and now Motorola has done it again.  The company has now announced that the Flipout (model number MB511) and Charm (MB502) will be denied the sweet, succulent update to Froyo and are destined to remain with the same OS version, Android 2.1 Eclair. Compared to other companies who are more benevolent in bestowing updates (cases in point, HTC

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How To: Video Chat with People Using the Motorola Xoom

So you or someone you know got a Motorola Xoom and are dying to use the video chat feature? Issue is that no one else you know has a Motorola Xoom and the normal Android GTalk app doesn’t have video calling built in yet, so how do you guys video chat? Well, using your normal internet browser on your computer and a webcam, it’s easy to do. Here’s how to set it up. I. Setup

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Apple iPad 2 officially unveiled

Steve Jobs may have looked a bit under the weather at the event, but the iPad 2, in contrast, looked sexy as ever.  The new, shiny iPad was unveiled in two colors this time – white and black – and will be ready to ship from March 11.  Compared to its predecessor, the iPad 2 will feature a lot more improvements and will be available in 16/32/64GB variants.  Other major features include: WiFi and 3G

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Official Gingerbread ROM leaked for Samsung Galaxy S I9000

Don’t start rejoicing already, as the leaked ROM seems to be only for the Asian and European versions of the original Galaxy S device.  The 250MB heavy file has been posted on the ever famous XDA forums by a user, who originally found it on a Polish Android forum where it surfaced. While we know we have a lot of adventurous flashers (?) in our reader base, we ask them to proceed with caution before

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Universal Rooting App Procedure (Z4Root) (Updated 09/08/12)

Universal Method Disclaimer: This is a universal method. Feel free to try it but if it does NOT work for you, simply head to our How To section and look for your specific phone to see if we have a different procedure for your device and try that instead. Good luck! I. Before You Begin 1. This method is reported to gain permanent root access on the following devices but might work on other devices

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Verizon-branded HTC Trophy pictured

While the HTC Trophy will not be the first CDMA WP7 phone to be outed stateside (that would be the HTC Arrive on Sprint on March 20), it still gets to be a first at something – the first WP7 phone on Verizon.  The Big Red hasn’t come out with the news yet but the rumor mill has been pointing to a release in late March this year, and this photo, sent to Engadget by

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HTC to release Gingerbread update for the Incredible S and the Desire series by end of June

Looks like HTC isn’t stingy with sharing the good stuff after all, unlike some other companies (I am talking to you, Motorola).  The Taiwanese manufacturer has revealed to Slashgear that it will be bestowing Gingerbread not only on it’s latest offering, the Incredible S (unveiled at the MWC), but also some older devices in the Desire series – namely the Desire, Desire HD and the Desire Z.  The Android 2.3 update should be flying out

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TheUnlockr Weekly News – 02.25.11

Subtitles: David from TheUnlockr.com and this is the news for the week ending on february 25th 2011  First updates ab updates. AT&T has 2 new updates. Both of which are Android 2.2 Froyo updates. The first is for the Samsung Captivate which started rolling out on yesterday and has been long awaited since the regular galaxy s has gotten its own 2.2 update some time ago. And the second is the HTC Aria, which is

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Samsung Galaxy S II now available on preorder, to ship in March

With a dual-core processor, 1GB RAM and a 4.3-inch sAMOLED display, the Samsung Galaxy S II will definitely be a sought-after device this season and if you want to get in on the action before the rush begins, Clove.co.uk has an offer for you.  The online retailer has started taking orders for this unlocked Android smartphone with a likely shipping date somewhere in March.  As for the price, the current tag reads £612 for the

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HTC Thunderbolt to be released on March 10th by Best Buy

It was supposed to drop on February 24th initially and then the 28th, but it looks likes the gods in HTC realm decided to strike with the Thunderbolt a little later again, on March 10, 2011.   According to AndroidCommunity (and its semianonymous tipster), the smartphone will be available from Best Buy on that day and after many postponements, we sure hope this time it’s for real. As we had already reported, this Android 2.2

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